14548 Highway H, Mt. Vernon, MO, 65712

http://southwest.cafnr.org/
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The Southwest Research Center will host its annual field day on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Center near Mt. Vernon from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Beef Tour
• Tim Evans, The value of a veterinary diagnostic laboratory to Missouri agriculture — 9 & 11 a.m.
• Eric Bailey, Mineral supplementation for beef cattle — 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.
• Danny Shilling, Cattledog demonstration — 10 a.m. & noon
• Jared Decker, Selecting for profit — 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

Forage Tour
• Ryan Lock, Baleage supplementation — 9 & 11:30 a.m.
• Tim Schnakenberg, Bermudagrass: Could it be a game-changer in our hayfields and pastures? — 9:30 & 11 a.m.
• Will Knuckles, Integrating novel endophyte fescue onto your farm — 10 a.m. & noon
• Stacey Hamilton, Measure-monitor: Manage your pasture with paddock track - Technology to improve your bottom line — 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

General Ag Tour
• Rick Rath, Missouri Department of Conservation — 9 & 11 a.m.
• David Brune, Sustainable seafood production in the Midwest — 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.
• Denise Gonzalez, Pharm to Farm — 10 a.m. & noon
• Reagan Bluel, Cannulated cow

Horticulture Tour
• Patrick Byers, Blackberry research and production — 9:30 & 11 a.m.
• Kelly McGowan, Overview of elderflower research — 9:45 & 11:15 a.m.
• Grant Bolton, Trapping and control of spotted-wing drosophila — 10 & 11:30 a.m.
• Shon Bishop, High tunnels and Brussels sprouts — 9 & 10:30 a.m.
• Dean Volenberg, Vineyard — 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.
• Leon Riggs, Introduction and history of bees — 9 & 11 a.m.
• Hannah Hemmelgarn and Gregory Ormsby Mori, Mushroom cultivation — 10 a.m. & noon
• Andy Thomas, Horticulture research walking tour — 9:15 & 10:30 a.m.
• Andy Thomas, Walnut, pecan and pawpaw orchard van tour — noon

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